CNT-103: Network Infrastructure

This course is INACTIVE
School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Technology - DNU
Department
CISCO Academy
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Computer Networking - CISCO
Course Number
103
Course Title
Network Infrastructure
Credit Hours
2.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Catalog Course Description

For those interested in the physical aspects of network cabling and installation. Provides an overview of cabling and networking industry standards as well as emerging cabling technologies. Offers information about the industry and its worldwide standards, types of media and cabling, physical and logical networks, and signal transmission. Hands-on laboratory activities.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Core Course Topics
  1. Networking Basics
  2. Signals and Wires
  3. Networking Media
  4. Cabling Standards and Structured Cablin
  5. Tools of the Trade and Safety Standards
  6. Cabling for Special Situations and World Standards
  7. IP Telephony
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Describe cabling basics and related safety issues.
  2. Explain the concepts involved in signal transmission through various media, including cables, optical, and wireless.
  3. Compare and contrast the different types of network media.
  4. Demonstrate proper use of the tools used in the cabling industry.
  5. Design and construct a network infrastructure installation following cabling industry standards.
  6. Discuss cabling for special situations.
  7. Explain Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

Students will be assessed based on lab work, standardized multiple choice online chapter assessments, a midterm, a final exam partly developed by Cisco Systems, and a skills-based practical assessment.

Approval Dates

Effective Term
Fall 2020
Deactivation Date
ILT Approval Date
AALC Approval Date
Curriculum Committee Approval Date